Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southbourne Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 86th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southbourne Road (BN22 8RF) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbourne Road (BN22 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Allfrey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brydges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Southbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allfrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romney Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Romney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ecmod Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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